Every year, celebrities, businesspeople, politicians, artists, and more get asked to address a graduating class in a commencement speech. The moment, which is usually equally exciting to the honoree ...

Alex Smith, University of Utah, 2014 Basic theme: Smith took creativity in public speaking to a higher level during his commencement speech. He made three key points, the first two being about the ...

Kermit the Frog addressed University of Maryland (UMD) students Thursday as he delivered a commencement speech. The Muppet knows it's not easy being green — or graduating from college and entering the ...

Last year was a tumultuous year for commencement speakers. Some speeches were canceled while others were relocated. There were walkouts, protests and sharp repercussions. On May 11, Harrison Butker, ...

It's that time of year, where college graduates are heading off into the world and everyone from Arianna Huffington to President Obama are tasked with the job to inspire them to fix our broken world.

ST. LOUIS — Rain or shine, 3,600 graduates at WashU earned their degrees Monday with big crowds and with a big star at Francis Olympic Field. "We had 17,000 people here, our largest commencement ever ...

Leo Rocha is a digital producer for CBSNews.com. Leo has previously written for outlets including VICE, HuffPost and Mic. He covers general and trending news, often focusing on social issues and ...

Georgia Southern University honored its graduating class of Fall 2025 with commencement ceremonies featuring inspiring ...

From getting dumped to fighting for your reproductive rights, we picked out our favorite (and one not-so favorite) speeches from this year's round of graduations. Okay, so we understand that ...

A student speaker was recently disciplined by NYU for giving an anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian speech at his school’s commencement ceremony. NYU apparently rejected the idea that the address should ...